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A certain 19-year-old student of the University of Nigeria has been noted as a genius. It was disclosed that the teenager can speak Korean, Swahili, Shona, Filipino, Spanish, and Indonesian fluently without stepping out of Nigeria.

The disclosure was made by a Twitter user named  Maazi Ogbonnaya, who also said the teenager could write, teach and translate the aforementioned languages.

The news have sparked the interest of  social media users where she was displayed, with so many talking about their language speaking ability.

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Jada Pinkett Smith – “My Marriage Isn’t Perfect”

Jada has been married to Will Smith for over two decades. Their status as  being deemed as a Hollywood power couple,  isn’t without its ups and downs. Their children are, son Jaden, 21, and daughter Willow, 18 currently.

Both couple recently, shared publicly the struggles in their relationship on her Facebook Watch show Red Table Talk, with Jada saying their decision to be so open about it came as they were keen to “get rid” of the idea of their romance being “perfect”.

She said: “What was really important about Will and I doing that show together – two things. First of all was really to kind of get rid of the idea that people in the public eye have perfect relationships. We were kind of sick of living up to that. We were real sick of it, and then second of all really having myself and Will come and talk about our relationship – sometimes you see just women do it alone or you just see a guy do it.”

The actress praised her spouse for being so open about his own “weakness”, as she said it has helped other “successful men” realise what they need to work on in their own relationships.

During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the 47-year-old said: “Us having coming together and taking responsibility for both of our parts and also Will being the successful guy that he is and being willing to share what his pitfalls were in the relationship and in his family, you can’t imagine how many other successful men called and said, ‘Wow, my wife has been saying the same thing for years. Because you said it, it opened my eyes and because you said it, I’m willing to listen’.

“I think a lot of times successful men might feel like, ‘Hey, I know what I’m doing. I’ve had a lot of success in a lot of areas. I know exactly what I’m doing’. So, a lot of times, you know, you can shut your partner down a little bit.”

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Meghan Markle & Harry at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the annual Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House on March 5, 2020 in London, England. Their Royal Highnesses will celebrate the achievements of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women who have taken part in remarkable sporting and adventure challenges over the last year. (Photo by Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Meghan Markle husband Harry joined the royal family to celebrate the 2020 Endeavour Fund Awards, in honour of the achievements of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women who have taken part in sporting and adventure challenges over the last years couple of years.

After a series of event this march they will make their final day as senior members of the royal family, which will take place on march 31, Just Jared reports.

Megan looked beautiful in a Victoria Beckham dress and Manolo Blahnik annual Endeavour Fund Awards held at Mansion House today in London.

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the annual Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House on March 5, 2020 in London, England. Their Royal Highnesses will celebrate the achievements of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women who have taken part in remarkable sporting and adventure challenges over the last year. (Photo by Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The royal couple will also be  making an appearance on Saturday, March 7 for the Mountbatten Music Festival, Monday, March 9 for the Commonwealth Service and Meghan will also attend International Women’s Day events on Sunday, March 8.

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the annual Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House on March 5, 2020 in London, England. Their Royal Highnesses will celebrate the achievements of injured and sick servicemen and women who have taken part in remarkable sporting and adventure challenges over the last year. (Photo by Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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#RubyGirls | “I Intend To Keep Making Myself A better Person Everyday”- Chiamaka Christiana

Dennis Christiana Chiamaka is a twenty year old student of Abia State University, Uturu studying Medicine and Surgery.

She is a google certified digital marketing strategist, coach and trainer, a videographer, a copywriter, a storyteller, a content creator and a movil consult certified graphics designer. She is also a bead maker/beaded jewelry designer.

She runs a multi unit enterprise – Her Domain Creations(HDC), that offers these services.

1.Let’s meet you. Who is Dennis Christiana?
I am Dennis Christiana Chiamaka, born 20 years ago in Abia state, Nigeria. I am a student of Abia State University, Uturu studying Medicine and surgery, a Christian and a volunteer.

I am a google certified digital marketing strategist, coach and trainer, a videographer, a copywriter, a storyteller, a content creator and a movil consult certified graphics designer. I also train other people on the above digital skills. Oh, I’m a bead maker/beaded jewelry designer too, I also have a non-digital skill.

I show individuals how to make active income using their smartphone and working professionals how to make passive income using their smartphone.

I run a multi unit enterprise – Her Domain Creations(HDC), that offers these services.
You can visit my social media pages @christiana_makky and @herdomaincreations on Instagram and Dennis Christiana on Facebook.

2. Who and what inspires you?
I get inspired by my dad a lot. Then, there are some young ladies in Nigeria who are making waves and still supporting each other(women supporting women) that inspire me. Women like Bestie Atti, Grace Ihejiamazu and Laiza King. I met Ijeoma Ndukwe(@nwanyiakamu_global on IG) not too long ago and that woman is a great source of inspiration to me too.

3. Your biggest fear?
I actually have 2 big fears. The first one is the fear of rejection and second one is the fear of disappointing my parents.

 

4.You are a google certified digital marketing strategist, videographer, copywriter, storyteller, content creator, movil consult certified graphics designer, CEO Her Domain Creations..What motivated you to go for all these skills? Where there any fear initially? If yes how did you overcome them?
My main motivation at first was the quest for independence, financial independence but as soon as I started, I discovered other things that motivated me. Along the way, I started seeking relevance, you know, I always want to have something to bring to the table, I want to be a person of value. To be honest, I’m not done yet because I still have so many skills(digital and physical) I would love to learn. I’ll definitely attain mastery in one or two of them but I intend to keep going for more, making myself a better person daily.
The fear of rejection as I said earlier is one of my biggest fears, I also have the fear of failure once in a while, the fear and feeling of not being enough. I overcame and is still overcoming these fears by staying around positive people who talk me out of these fears and into faith and strong convictions. As a Christian, my Bible helps me a lot whenever the fear of failure creeps in. I also have affirmations I say to myself daily, that help me overcome my fears.

5. You are a medical student yet you are an entrepreneur with lots of skills . How do you keep up with your several interests and fortes?
As a medical student, I must say that it is really not easy to keep up with academics and being updated on skills especially in a school as stressful as mine. No matter how I try to stay away, I only get more interested in all these skills so I met someone who taught me something that helps as regards time management, planning.
By planning I mean allocating time to my academics, business and other aspects of my life and carrying out their activities during the time allocated to them in each day. I’ve not mastered this right now because I’m still in the process but that has helped me a lot.

Another thing is that I have accountability partners who help me checkmate my activities and ensure I achieve my goals while balancing the different areas of my life. This is also very important because I could slack on my own but because I have someone/people I report to daily, I try not to mismanage my time.

6. Your best quote?
Perfection is not attainable but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.

 

 7. What was growing up for you like? And did your childhood in any way prepare you for everything you do now?
Growing up was beautiful for me I would say. I can’t say that I suffered or I had nothing because I have parents who want the best for their children and would never want to see them lack or beg. Even when they’re not in their best financial situation, they try their very best to provide for my siblings and I, making sure we are always comfortable. So, I grew up depending fully on my parents and having my needs always satisfied.
Yes, I would say that childhood prepared me for everything I do now because I grew up having almost everything and begging for nothing. Yes, till today I don’t know how to beg because it wasn’t part of me in the beginning. I’m not trying to shame anyone who begs or anything but you know what I mean. I grew up wanting to be independent believing that after school, I’d have to leave my parents and cater for myself. I wanted to continue with the life I grew up with, the one my parents created for me and even start my own family in that manner. I’ve always wanted to get to the point where I’ll be able to manage most of my financial needs without involving my parents even while in school. You know, the point where I wouldn’t have to depend on any uncle, aunt or even friends. I have not gotten to that point yet but that’s where I’m headed.
Reading medicine and becoming a doctor has always been my childhood dream but as I grew, I realized that I can be a doctor and be other things too. I can make money as a student while waiting and preparing to be a doctor so, why not go for it? Having extra sources of income apart from the one my certificate brings wouldn’t hurt😉☺.

8. What keeps you up at night?
I value my sleep so if I’m awake at night, I’m doing something important. I’m either reading, doing work related stuff(taking a course, creating content, etc) or praying.

9. What is your study routine like?
I try to read/study at least 3 hours daily(this is a habit I am still cultivating because I’m not perfect at it yet). Most times, I read 1hr 30 mins-2hrs during the day and 2-3hrs at night. I have a reading timetable which is fitted into my daily time table.

10. One accessory you can’t leave home without
If my phone counts as an accessory, my answer would be my phone(my phone is my mobile office, why would I ever leave it?). If my phone doesn’t count, I always make sure I have my earrings on before I leave home so that would be the answer.

11. Where do you see yourself/your brand in the next 5 years?
I’ll take this question as two questions and answer separately.
First of all, how do I see my myself in the next 5 years? I know and believe that I as a person am a brand of my own. To start with, in the next 5 years I’ll be a practicing medical doctor, you know with my MBBS and I’ll be a well known woman in the digital world. The successful CEO of Her Domain Creations, yes, I’ll be a queen in my niche. A well sought-after doctor who isn’t only book-oriented but also a giant in the digital world, I’ll be The Digital Doctor.

The second question, how do I see my brand in the next 5 years? Apart from being a brand of my own, my business is also my brand. Her Domain Creations(HDC) my brand is a multi unit production enterprise, this is what I had in mind when I started. In the next 5 years, I know that HDC will be a well known name with different units successfully established. We will most definitely have a physical location with about one, two or three branches in different states in Nigeria.
HDC will be one of the best digital companies in Nigeria who partners and works with national and multi-national companies to improve the digital space of this country.
I’m excited to see what the next 5 years would bring.

12. If given the chance to be the president of Nigeria for a day, what will you change?
There are so many things I’ll love to change but most importantly, I’ll restructure the system of education. The system of education because it is one of the most important sectors of the economy that influences the thoughts of people especially the children and the youth.
I’ll improve the system of education so that the youth wouldn’t just see the school especially higher institution as a place to enter, get certified and come out depending on the government for jobs. I’ll make sure they are taught that education is beyond the walls of the school and that even as students, they can provide for themselves through legal means.

13. If you were given the opportunity to address a group of girls five years younger than you, what will be your advice to them?
Five years younger than me would be 15 lol. If given an opportunity to address a group of girls five years younger than me, I’ll tell them to start where they are because location is not a barrier, start with whatever they have (I started with my smartphone), keep putting in the work consistently and believe in themselves always. I’ll also make sure to let them know that they can be more than one thing at a time that is, they can be doctors and still be graphics designers, content creators and even chefs.

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Nigeria’s Kemi Adetiba is Among Netflix’s 55 Groundbreaking Women in Entertainment

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Meet The Youngest Diplomat In The African Union Commission Chairperson’s Cabinet, Aya Chebbi

Aya Chebbi is a young Tunisian blogger, women advocate and peace activist. She received her degree in International Relations from the Higher Institute of Human Sciences of Tunis. Aya is the African Youth Coordinator at World Peace Initiative, an international organization that promotes peace around the world.

For Aya Chebbi, the idea that we are equal stops at the ground beneath her feet. The soil of Tunisia, her country of birth, was chiefly owned by men. That is until the 2011 revolution. At the time, Chebbi was still a teenager in class learning about George Orwell’s 1984, a dystopian novel about a state in perpetual war, policed by an omnipresent government.

“It was interesting because the year of my graduation was the revolution year and we were studying 1984 by George Orwell. It was funny because everyone in the class knew what we were talking about but we couldn’t say anything about it and then the revolution happened and we were like now we know what Orwell’s 1984 means, now we know Animal Farm.”

“We were sitting for exams in January and the revolution started end of December and they decided to shut all the schools because of the trouble we were making, but that was one of the dictator’s mistakes because we had more time to organize rallies,” recalls Chebbi.

Never one to shy away from challenges, Chebbi started speaking out against the injustice suffered by Tunisians, during the revolution, through her Proudly Tunisian blog posts that were published on openDemocracy and Al Jazeera, among others. Tunisia has made historic leaps since then.

According to UN Women, about 47% of the local council positions in Tunisia were occupied by women, following the May 2018 elections. The increase is attributed to the 2016 electoral law that includes alternation between men and women on candidate lists for all elections. At 30 years old, Chebbi has played a significant role in shaping the narrative of women and youth in her own way.

“I started working for children’s rights advocacy, where we would go to children’s hospitals and community service centers. I spent two years working with different children’s organizations like the Red Cross and all sorts of grassroots national and international organizations that had a children and youth focus. I think after 2011, I started to believe in movement building and saw that it is possible to organize, not only nationally, but across borders,” Chebbi says.

That realization opened her up to a whole new world through her travels across Africa. She began to reflect on the challenges that young people faced all over the continent and found it absurd that, with the advent of technology, there was no real movement to galvanize the collective power of the youth in Africa.

Chebbi began to remedy this curious challenge by starting a mentoring program, which came from the understanding that youth often struggled while transitioning from school to work as they did not know what to do.

She founded the Youth-Programme of Holistic Empowerment Mentoring (Y-PHEM), to coach the next generation to aspire to be positive change agents, before going on to start the Afrika Youth Movement (AYM), one of Africa’s largest pan-African youth-led movements, and Afresist, a youth leadership program.

“Afresist is documenting youth work in Africa from an Africa and youth perspective. I was really [upset] with the international media’s reporting of the youth-led movement in Africa. So, I started blogging out of frustration of what international media was saying about us and began retweeting pieces for international media, saying you have to correct this narrative.”

As the first African Union (AU) Youth Envoy and the youngest diplomat at the AU Commission Chairperson’s cabinet, Chebbi’s passion and goal is to change the negative rhetoric about Africa.

“I think that is very important. Like we say all the time, we have to own our narrative as Africans and say our story and social media provides a great narrative for that but we allow other western scholars to come in and tell our story. I think it has to be a collaboration, which comes from us, and that narrative has to be shaped by us as well.”

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Juliet And Her Sisters Are Photo Bonding

Juliet Ibrahim and her sisters share some bonding pictures.

Juliet Ibrahim and her sisters are giving us some sisters-goals, and we are like..

The beautiful sisters Juliet, Nadia and Sonia Ibrahim each took to their Instagram to appreciate each other all dressed up and rocking their best smiles.

We know one another’s faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortifications, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang by our hands to a bar. We have been banded together under pack codes and laws.#sisterhood.

She captioned another photo with some  sweet words:

All sisters share a special bond between them. Growing up together, fighting over petty things, at the same time, being there for one another when the situation demands – are a few of the aspects of this special relationship. Most of us do not realize how much our sisters mean to us, unless and until we are separated from them. And it’s not just their support and comfort that we miss, it is the laughter and the fun times that we had together, that is perhaps missed the most.
@eleanorgoodeyphotography after reading my book @atoasttolifebook was inspired by the special bond my sisters @ssoniaibrahim and @lalahnadya and I share and decided to use her lenses to capture those emotions for your viewing pleasure. #sisterhood #atoasttolifebook #atoasttolife #love

Juliet Ibrahim also wrote one of the photos:

We know one another’s faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortifications, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang by our hands to a bar. We have been banded together under pack codes and laws.#sisterhood.

While Sonia captioned a photo:

Looking back on our lives, i have found out that, some of our happiest moments have been when we were engaged in spreading happiness to others… #live#laugh#love#sisters#family

In another photo, she wrote:

Just because its Tuesday… in good and bad times, we always lean on each other… #family#atoasttolife#love#sisters#africanandproud

Check on it!

Photo Credit: ssoniaibrahim | julietibrahim | @eleanorgoodeyphotography

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Nigerian Ukonwa Ojo becomes MAC Cosmetics Senior Vice President for Global Marketing

Ukonwa Ojo is one of many women of colour shifting paradigms, changing the narrative about black folks and leading multi-million-dollar companies/ventures and changing the narrative about black folks.

Her role as a passionate marketer and business leader, is not an exception.

This week, beauty brand MAC Cosmetics announced Coty’s Ojo – a Nigerian – as its senior vice president for global marketing, a newly created role at the company.

Ojo who left the company in January as chief marketing officer will now resume into the newly-created role of senior vice-president for global marketing effective from December 2.

Ojo reportedly played the most significant role in the brand’s 60-year history that led to the Covergirl brand exceptional facelift and also introduced ‘I Am What I Make Up’, a tagline which highlights her idea of a company with strong diversity and inclusion.

She isn’t just an ordinary woman. She is a graduate of UNC Kenan Flagler Business School. She also holds an MBA in finance, marketing and international business from the Kellogg School of Management. She was named as World Federation of Advertisers’ Global Marketer of the Year, and WWD’s Brand Builder of the Year.

She has also been named on Business Insider’s list of 25 Most Innovative CMOs, Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 and the Financial Times Top 100 List of Minority Executives for three consecutive years.

With her 22 years wealth of experience, Ojo’s new role entails overseeing MAC Cosmetics’ Consumer Marketing and Product Marketing teams as well as its brand positioning and strategy.

She will also serve as the key global partner to MAC Cosmetics’ regional teams whilst working through regions to bring consumer engagement strategies, product innovations and brand awareness in key markets.

MAC Cosmetics Senior Vice President/General Manager Philippe Pinatel whom she will be reporting to describes her as “a true brand builder who imbues a fast-moving entrepreneurial spirit and truly embodies the brands that she works on.”

“She looks at brands holistically from the viewpoint of everyone, not just one singular consumer, which is crucial to the DNA of MAC, and I am excited for her to lead our marketing teams in this consumer-centric approach,” he added.

Ojo did not just rise to the top, she held the role of Senior Vice President of Covergirl for three years and repositioned the brand. Before joining Coty, Ojo worked with leading companies such as Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser PLC, General Mills Corporation and Meadwestvaco Corporation.

 

Source : Face2FaceAfrica

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Lash Nolen Is Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman Class President

Lashyra Nolen Last year became the first black woman ever elected as class president of Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Despite not seeing black women leadership reflected in society in general, Lash found inspiration in the strength of the women around her. Born in Compton, Los Angeles Lash’s mom had her when she was only 18 years old. But as a single mom, she got her masters, while working numerous jobs to support Lash’s dreams

“Mom pursued life with grit and a desire to win. She would tell me: ‘I’ll see you at the top,'” Lash tells Teen Vogue. She told her grandma she wanted to become a brain surgeon-slash-astronaut.

“My grandma would tell me that whatever I wanted to do, we were gonna make it happen,” Lash recalls. “After telling her I wanted to become a surgeon, she would tell me to protect my hands.”

Today, Lash is a Fulbright Scholar, activist, and an emerging leader in medicine.

Lash spoke to Teen Vogue about this moment in Harvard’s history and shares advice for black girls everywhere.

On been Elected as President

For me it means opportunity — opportunity in the sense that it will allow me to create a pipeline for others who look like me to hold positions of leadership at Harvard Medical School. When applying to HMS, I didn’t see people who looked like me in student council or positions of leadership at that level. I think it is important to show that black people can also be the face of a university.

Her Advice for Young Girls

Go get it. Our society has a way of implicitly reminding young black girls what they cannot achieve and what they cannot be, while explicitly giving the green light to white men. For those same reasons I almost didn’t apply to HMS. It wasn’t until my mentors told me that I was capable of being a student at a place like this. And there are so many young girls out there who are excellent and deserve access to opportunity, but won’t take the leap because society tells them that it’s not for them. So no matter how crazy it might sound, no matter if someone in your family has done it or not, just go get it, because you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Her vision for the future of black women in leadership?

My dream is for black women in leadership to get the recognition, compensation, and opportunities they deserve. It breaks my heart to see brilliant, capable, black women in medicine not get tenure, or not be considered for promotions. One can’t help but wonder if they were white male[s], would the outcome be different? So, I guess my dream is for these women to be seen, celebrated, and recognized for their greatness at the same level as those around them. Once we do that, young black girls will know that they can too, because you can’t be what you can’t see.

On her role models

Off the top, my mom, always. She is easily the strongest person I know. She’s been the best example of the woman, leader, and mother I want to be in the future. Then I have to say Serena Williams, because she goes hard every time, no matter what her critics say. Even when she falls, she rises and ascends even higher. And of course, she’s from Compton! Then it’s Ida B. Wells, because she spoke the truth even when it put her life in danger. And that’s the level of conviction that I want to have behind my purpose in life. And Michelle Obama is elegance and brilliance personified. The way that she handled scrutiny and racism during her time as first lady, and even still found a way to make a profound impact in her role, is so inspiring to me. If I ever decide on a career in politics, her spirit is the one that I would like to embody.

She says this about failure 

I applied to 10 colleges and was rejected from all but three. I failed my first chemistry exam in college. I retook the SAT three times. But I always knew who I was, who I was becoming, and who I wanted to be. There were so many moments in my life when I felt like my potential wasn’t matching my outcomes. And there are going to be many moments in my life where I will feel that again. But going through failure taught me how to be resilient, and the key to resilience is always remembering to stand back up when life knocks you down.

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Meet the 8 Year Old Nigerian Twins Who Currently Hold the World Mathematics Record (Video)

Paula and Petter Imafidon were just 8 years old when they broke the world’s mathematics record previously held by their old sister who was 9 at the time.

In 2009, the twin 8 year olds passed the University of Cambridge Advance Maths A level exam. Most of us are baffled by basic Algebra, but they thought it was easy.

However, this wasn’t their their first time with this level of math. At the age of seven, the twins passed A Level math at Oxford University the previous year.

Clearly, this family has a high math aptitude, but as the father said neither of them are mathematicians. They just have an atmosphere conducive to learning and success.

A few things stood out to me during this interview.

1. The kids look at math as a game and have fun.

2. Healthy competition compels children, says the father.

3. The finger multiplication trick they demonstrated at the end. I’ve never seen that and believe it could help many moving forward.

 

Source: WomenAfrica

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